]]>54:15no038 - Baahubali : The Might of MahishmatiSun, 14 May 2017 17:32:55 +0000Still not done with Baahubali? Here's Part 2 of our mega-review where we talk about our issues with the film, some thought experiments, some trivia and end with collections and records.

]]>52:02noreview,conclusion,telugu,baahubali,bahubali,rajamouli,prabhas,kattappa,wkkb,baahubali2037 - Baahubali : Celebrating the ConclusionWed, 10 May 2017 07:25:24 +0000Can't get enough of Baahubali? Here's Part 1 of our mega-review where we talk about our favorite moments, the plot, characters, performances and technical aspects of Baahubali 2 - the toast of India right now.

Our rating

Movie watching experience

Favorite moments in the film

Scene-by-scene commentary

Characters of Baahubali 2

Amarendra Baahubali

Devasena

Sivagami

Bhalladeva

Kattappa

Performances

Technical aspects

Cinematography

Music and Background Score

VFX

Production design

Screenplay and Direction

Watch out for Part 2 where we talk about our issues with the film, what if Baahubali was a single film and of course, the trade talk - collections and records.

]]>Can't get enough of Baahubali? Here's Part 1 of our mega-review where we talk about our favorite moments, the plot, characters, performances and technical aspects of Baahubali 2 - the toast of India right now.

Our rating

Movie watching experience

Favorite moments in the film

Scene-by-scene commentary

Characters of Baahubali 2

Amarendra Baahubali

Devasena

Sivagami

Bhalladeva

Kattappa

Performances

Technical aspects

Cinematography

Music and Background Score

VFX

Production design

Screenplay and Direction

Watch out for Part 2 where we talk about our issues with the film, what if Baahubali was a single film and of course, the trade talk - collections and records.

]]>59:08no033 - Interview with Tarun (Part 2)Sun, 26 Mar 2017 08:21:58 +0000Ravi sits down with Tarun Cherukuri, his childhood friend and CEO of INDUS Action, for two part interview. In the second part, they talk about:

]]>54:43cleanservice,social,action,harvard,bits,vps,indus,pilani031 - Indian Super'bowl' 2Mon, 13 Mar 2017 02:17:38 +0000After almost an year later, Aravind and Ravi get back to discuss one of their favorite topic - trips to India. They talk about Ravi's recent trip to India and his experiences.

Follow up

Air India (SFO to Delhi)

Progress in Vijayawada

Temples in Tirupati and Thanjavur

Staying in Chennai

Sankranthi Movies

Next episode guest!

]]>After almost an year later, Aravind and Ravi get back to discuss one of their favorite topic - trips to India. They talk about Ravi's recent trip to India and his experiences.

]]>50:32nocomedy,vijay,telugu,pelli,pellichoopulu,choopulu,tharun,bhascker,chupulu,pellichupuluTeluguBytes.com Moving to New ProviderSun, 26 Feb 2017 00:35:35 +0000We are aware that www.telugubytes.com is currently not working. Meanwhile, you can visit telugubytes.libsyn.com where you can access all the content. We are redesigning our theme and moving to a new provider in next few weeks. Thanks for reporting the issue and your patience.]]>We are aware that www.telugubytes.com is currently not working. Meanwhile, you can visit telugubytes.libsyn.com where you can access all the content. We are redesigning our theme and moving to a new provider in next few weeks. Thanks for reporting the issue and your patience.]]>029 - STrumpedFri, 09 Dec 2016 07:33:05 +0000Ravi and Praveen discuss the aftermath of US election 2016 and how they are coming to terms with the new reality.

]]>Ravi and Praveen discuss the aftermath of US election 2016 and how they are coming to terms with the new reality.

Disclaimer: The views expressed in this episode are ours and do not represent those of our employers.

]]>57:37no027 - PokiriSat, 30 Apr 2016 21:29:23 +0000On its tenth anniversary, Ravi, Aravind and Dhruv do a
scene-by-scene review of the Puri-Mahesh blockbuster and even
try to derive some life lessons from the film.

]]>01:14:31nosuper,star,prince,puri,pokiri,mani,mahesh,jagannath,jagan,pokkiri,pandugadu026 - CricketMon, 07 Mar 2016 08:31:11 +0000In this episode, Dhruv, Praveen & Aravind get together & chat about their cricketing memories, favorite matches, upcoming T20 cricket world cup in India, current Indian team & their chances, and players around the world to watch out.

]]>In this episode, Dhruv, Praveen & Aravind get together & chat about their cricketing memories, favorite matches, upcoming T20 cricket world cup in India, current Indian team & their chances, and players around the world to watch out.

]]>58:50cleanworld,asia,india,cup,cricket,worldcup,t20,kohli,dhoni025 - Silver JubileeTue, 01 Mar 2016 04:12:31 +0000On our 25th episode, Ravi and Dhruv look back at what went well and what didn't.

Flashback

Looking back at the flashback

Inception

Our Frequency

Inspirations and lessons learnt from them

State of podcasting in India and future

Our strengths

Our new strategy

Introducing our new hosts

What didn't go well

Q & A format

Incoherence

Lack of scripts and preparation

What went well

The name "Telugu Bytes"

Rise in recording quality

Expansion

Favorite Episodes

Ravi - Nannaku Prematho

Dhruv - Programming Interviews

What to look forward to

50 episodes by EOY

Emphasis on quality

Emphasis on consistency and regularity

]]>On our 25th episode, Ravi and Dhruv look back at what went well and what didn't.

Flashback

Looking back at the flashback

Inception

Our Frequency

Inspirations and lessons learnt from them

State of podcasting in India and future

Our strengths

Our new strategy

Introducing our new hosts

What didn't go well

Q & A format

Incoherence

Lack of scripts and preparation

What went well

The name "Telugu Bytes"

Rise in recording quality

Expansion

Favorite Episodes

Ravi - Nannaku Prematho

Dhruv - Programming Interviews

What to look forward to

50 episodes by EOY

Emphasis on quality

Emphasis on consistency and regularity

]]>46:11nopodcasting,milestone,telugubytes024 - Indian Super'bowl'Sun, 07 Feb 2016 10:09:16 +0000Aravind is back from India after a long trip and shares his thoughts on the weather, philanthropy, education, IT and everything else happening in India.

]]>58:29noreview,telugu,ntr,tollywood,nannaku,prematho,sukumar022 - Too much JavaScriptTue, 19 Jan 2016 01:09:36 +0000Ravi laments about too many JavaScript frameworks, Praveen tries to make sense of all this and bring some sanity.

Praveen concludes that lack of diversity in client side languages forced developers to bootstrap various Server side paradigms as JS frameworks

]]>42:35cleanweb,facebook,javascript,backbone,gmail,react,angular021 - Movies of 2015Thu, 31 Dec 2015 06:58:07 +0000Dhruv Vemula and 'Spidy' Sri Atluru talk about the best Telugu and English films they've seen in 2015, and the worst ones..

]]>01:00:16noenglish,best,jurassic,avengers,worst,telugu,2015,baahubali,srimanthudu020 - Praveen about Interviews and Experience in Uber & PaypalTue, 29 Dec 2015 09:20:22 +0000We have a second guest after Spidy at Telugubytes. In this episode, Ravi talks to Praveen, longtime listener of Telugubytes, Software Engineer at Uber & Paypal about his career as Software Engineer and how he got started.

Praveen and Ravi reminisce about their early days of grad school

Praveen explains how he prepared and what it takes to succeed in interviews.

]]>We have a second guest after Spidy at Telugubytes. In this episode, Ravi talks to Praveen, longtime listener of Telugubytes, Software Engineer at Uber & Paypal about his career as Software Engineer and how he got started.

Praveen and Ravi reminisce about their early days of grad school

Praveen explains how he prepared and what it takes to succeed in interviews.

]]>39:16nopodcast,interviews019 - Ads and Ad-BlockersSat, 05 Dec 2015 20:33:43 +0000With iOS9, the discussion on web ads and ad-blockers has gone mainstream. In this episode, Dhruv and Ravi have a discussion on the topic.

Origin of web ads

Newspaper ads and TV ads

Ad Networks

Google and Facebook

Ad-Blocking in Firefox and Chrome

iOS 9 content blockers

Native ads

Facebook Instant Articles

Google's Accelerated Mobile Pages (AMP)

]]>With iOS9, the discussion on web ads and ad-blockers has gone mainstream. In this episode, Dhruv and Ravi have a discussion on the topic.

Origin of web ads

Newspaper ads and TV ads

Ad Networks

Google and Facebook

Ad-Blocking in Firefox and Chrome

iOS 9 content blockers

Native ads

Facebook Instant Articles

Google's Accelerated Mobile Pages (AMP)

]]>29:32noad,ads,blockers,ios9,adblocker018 - Baahubali : The Future of Telugu FilmsMon, 23 Nov 2015 02:28:19 +0000We discuss the success of Baahubali and discuss if it can change the way Telugu films are produced and marketed.

Ticket prices and the "range" of Telugu films

Baahubali's production and financing

Remunerations of Telugu film stars

Collections and fan wars

]]>We discuss the success of Baahubali and discuss if it can change the way Telugu films are produced and marketed.

Ticket prices and the "range" of Telugu films

Baahubali's production and financing

Remunerations of Telugu film stars

Collections and fan wars

]]>18:11nofilms,collections,budget,telugu,tfi,baahubali,bahubali017 - Baahubali : The Rise of RajamouliWed, 22 Jul 2015 01:24:00 +0000We chart the rise of SS Rajamouli over the years, from Shantinivasam to Baahubali.

]]>42:44no009 - Programming Interviews : Part 1Sun, 22 Feb 2015 23:01:41 +0000This is Part 1 on our two-part podcast on Programming Interviews. This week, we talk about how we went from hating programming interviews to understanding and appreciating them, and doing well.

Our first experience with programming interviews at BITS Pilani in 2005-06.

How our friend Sankar Tanguturi mastered the art of interviews, and taught us how to do the same.

Our initial hatred for interviews

Why should I study algorithms etc. to interview for jobs where I'll be doing something completely different? Ravi answers some FAQs.

How much does luck matter in interviews?

Hopefully, we've answered the "why" in this episode. In the next one, we talk about "how" to prepare for programming interviews.

]]>This is Part 1 on our two-part podcast on Programming Interviews. This week, we talk about how we went from hating programming interviews to understanding and appreciating them, and doing well.

Our first experience with programming interviews at BITS Pilani in 2005-06.

How our friend Sankar Tanguturi mastered the art of interviews, and taught us how to do the same.

Our initial hatred for interviews

Why should I study algorithms etc. to interview for jobs where I'll be doing something completely different? Ravi answers some FAQs.

How much does luck matter in interviews?

Hopefully, we've answered the "why" in this episode. In the next one, we talk about "how" to prepare for programming interviews.

]]>35:57nofacebook,twitter,watch,power,star,apple,india,2014,telugu,kalyan,2015,pawan007 - Building a DesktopTue, 28 Oct 2014 03:10:22 +0000Chat about how and why Ravi built his new desktop, and memories of our first computers.

Why did Ravi need a new computer?

When did we buy our first computers?

"Assembled" computers and pirated software

Famous computers at BITS - Russell's media machine

How to pick parts for a modern-day desktop

CPU and motherboard

RAM and SSD

Monitors

Economics of buying a branded computer vs. building it

How long does it take to research and build one

Breakdown of the cost

Our current work and home setups

]]>Chat about how and why Ravi built his new desktop, and memories of our first computers.

Why did Ravi need a new computer?

When did we buy our first computers?

"Assembled" computers and pirated software

Famous computers at BITS - Russell's media machine

How to pick parts for a modern-day desktop

CPU and motherboard

RAM and SSD

Monitors

Economics of buying a branded computer vs. building it

How long does it take to research and build one

Breakdown of the cost

Our current work and home setups

]]>46:15nodesktop,computer,intel,ram,motherboard,ssd,bits,cpu,pilani006 - More Apple stuff and Movies with SpidyTue, 30 Sep 2014 15:11:58 +0000This week we have our first special guest, Sri Atluru (SPIDY), who joins us to discuss about the iPhone event, Apple Pay and where Apple is going in general. We end this episode with a 20 minute long Tollywood ramble about new and upcoming releases. (Disclaimer: All the comments in the end about actors/directors are made in a lighter vein, please don’t consider them as personal attacks on anyone.)

Dhruv buys iPhone 6 and his initial views on the device

Spidy follows up with his views on iPhone and Apple

iPhone controversies post release

iPhone 6+ Bendgate controversy

How Apple handled it versus Antenna gate and how it compared it with Jobs epic press conference after that?

iOS 8.0.1 botched release?

A disgusting Businessweek article places a blame on a middle level QA manager.

Spidy and Gummadi debate on managerial styles of Jobs vs Cook.

Apple Pay

Spidy explains why he is longing for Apple Pay and how its going to fundamentally change the payment industry.

Tollywood

Spidy and Dhruv weigh on the latest Tollywood’s disaster Aagadu and Sreenu Vytla

]]>This week we have our first special guest, Sri Atluru (SPIDY), who joins us to discuss about the iPhone event, Apple Pay and where Apple is going in general. We end this episode with a 20 minute long Tollywood ramble about new and upcoming releases. (Disclaimer: All the comments in the end about actors/directors are made in a lighter vein, please don’t consider them as personal attacks on anyone.)

Dhruv buys iPhone 6 and his initial views on the device

Spidy follows up with his views on iPhone and Apple

iPhone controversies post release

iPhone 6+ Bendgate controversy

How Apple handled it versus Antenna gate and how it compared it with Jobs epic press conference after that?

iOS 8.0.1 botched release?

A disgusting Businessweek article places a blame on a middle level QA manager.

Spidy and Gummadi debate on managerial styles of Jobs vs Cook.

Apple Pay

Spidy explains why he is longing for Apple Pay and how its going to fundamentally change the payment industry.

Tollywood

Spidy and Dhruv weigh on the latest Tollywood’s disaster Aagadu and Sreenu Vytla

]]>33:36nomovies,tech,watch,iphone,apple,i,ai,shankar,aagadu004 - iCloud accounts hackedMon, 08 Sep 2014 03:11:29 +0000In the fourth and the first episode since the beta launch, we thank the audience for their support and clarify couple of questions/concerns from the audience.

iPhone 6 Release

Coming Tuesday the rumour mill is ripe that Apple is going to release their next version of iPhone and iWatch

Dhruv discusses some of the features which Apple is rumored to release in this release.

iCloud Celebrity Photo Hack

Last week, an infamous celebrity photo hack has been the point of discussion by both mainstream media and technology circles

Ravi offers some insights into what multifactor authentication is and why that would have prevented this hack.

Dhruv offers some other alternatives like 1Password which would eliminate the need of remembering the passwords.

Dhruv goes over some basic precautions you can take to prevent this happening to you (in case you become famous ;-)

Next week, we'll talk about virtualization, different cloud providers and the future.

Please send your comments to feedback -at- telugubytes -dot- com.

]]>24:32nocloud,computing,server,amazon,saas,paas,iaas001 - The PilotSat, 16 Aug 2014 02:27:47 +0000In the first episode, Dhruv and Ravi kick things off by introducing themselves and talk about podcasting - their favorite podcasts and why they started this one. The discussion turns to Kickstarter, LeBron's move to Cleveland and American sports in general.

]]>In the first episode, Dhruv and Ravi kick things off by introducing themselves and talk about podcasting - their favorite podcasts and why they started this one. The discussion turns to Kickstarter, LeBron's move to Cleveland and American sports in general.